Butler Board of Education meeting Jan. 31 to include vote on kindergarten

The decision on whether to pass the proposal for a full-day kindergarten program is now scheduled for Jan. 31. after the Board of Education's Jan. 28 regular meeting was postponed due to inclement weather. The Jan. 31 meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Butler High School auditorium rather than at the library.

During the meeting, the board is scheduled to vote on Principal Virginia Scala's full-day kindergarten proposal. Scala, principal of the Aaron Decker School, has a plan to implement a full-day kindergarten program for Butler beginning next fall.

The proposed program will run from 8:15 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. at the Aaron Decker School. Scala said that a full-day program will benefit students, parents, and teachers alike, and be nothing but positive for the school system.